SDCC '11: Sin City Sequel Moving Forward; New Details Revealed! During the panel at San Diego Comic Con, director Robert Rodriguez has revealed some new details regarding the long-awaited sequel to Sin City. Check it out! It seems that this is the year when Sin City 2 might actually happen. During the panel at SDCC, Robert Rodriguez shared some new info on the process and working with Frank Miller.

From Cinema Blend:

"If it's going to happen, it's going to happen this year," Rodriguez just told the assembled Comic Con crowd of Sin City 2, which he says is still in the script process but promises he and Miller are as close to making it as they've ever been. He's basing it on three separate stories by Frank Miller, who co-directed the first movie and whose graphic novel inspired the original. One of the stories is called "A Dame to Kill For," another is called "The Long Bad Night," and the third is being kept under wraps for now.

Robert Rodriguez Says Sin City 2 Financing Is Complete But the Script is Not While promoting his new Spy Kids movie, the director gives an update on the status of Sin City 2 and Machete 2.

RR: Sin City 2 is going good, we’re just finishing the script for that, we already got the money. We have everything we need so we can just start shooting as soon as we get the pages. And it’s the same thing for Machete 2. We’ve already got the budget, just waiting for the script. As soon as we’re finished writing we get to start the shoot.

Earlier this month Robert informed the audience at Comic-Con that the sequel could start filming as early as the end of this year. This latest statement from Robert validates that exciting possibility. He also said that Sin City 2 would feature three stories from Frank Miller. He announced two of the stories, "A Dame to Kill For," the other is called "The Long Bad Night," which is an original story. The third story remains a secret for now, but it also will be an original story.

I'm glad we'll have a few original stories from the great Frank Miller, but lets focus on "A Dame to Kill For." If you are a fan of the Sin City graphic novels then you'll be familiar with this tale. It was the second story in the Sin City series. Might I add one of Miller's best pieces. If you aren't familiar with the comic series, but you like the movie then your in for a treat. The story has many of the characters from the first film. The Clive Owen character of Dwight is the main protagonist, but you'll also see: Marv (Mickey Rourke), Gail (Rosario Dawson), Manute (Michael Clarke Duncan) and Miho (Devon Aoki).

Plot - "A Dame to Kill For" follows Dwight who was played by Clive Owen in the movie. He is a lonely guy trying to make it from day to day without losing it. He has a history of snap violent behaviour as most people are in Sin City.

Dwight is trying to make the best out of his cards till an old love interest walks in. Eva, A man eating calculating woman who married into wealth and still wants more.

Eva talks to Dwight and asks for help telling him of the horrors she has lived with while living with her husband and Manute who was played by Michael Clarke Duncan in the movie. - superrobotmayhem.com

I wonder if Clive Owen and Michael Clarke Duncan will reprise their roles for the sequel. I hope so!

Michael Clarke Duncan Wants to Play Thundercats' Panthro & Return for Sin City 2 The actor feels like he'd be a perfect fit for the role of Panthro, and is hoping Robert Rodriguez gives him a call for Sin City 2.

Excerpt from Rotten Tomatoes Interview

Speaking of Daredevil and Sin City, I read that you were a big comic book fan growing up. Is there a superhero you'd want to play if you had the chance?

Oh yeah. I'd want to play Panthro from ThunderCats. I like Panthro. I always have. He was cool, he did the nunchucks. I think I'd have to work on my nunchuck skills; when I was younger, I hit myself on the head with some nunchucks. But Panthro from ThunderCats. I know they're going to do a ThunderCats movie, and they're apparently working on a show right now. I think Panthro would really suit me. I think I could really embellish that role.

Do you have any idea what's going on with Sin City 2?

I haven't heard anything, but I think they finally get the funding together, and hopefully Robert Rodriguez will give me a call. Right now I am working on a contract with FOX to do 13 episodes of The Finder, which will be coming out January 5th, right after American Idol on FOX. But after that, I probably will, unless they order another nine episodes - you know, 22, fingers crossed - I'll be ready for whatever. I'm ready to act, I'm ready to work. I love working, and I'm sure if they call me, we can work around my schedule or something can happen. But I would love to be in Sin City 2.

In Sin City Michael played the role of Manute, a big hulking figure with a red glass eye. His character was part of the mercs, a rival to the prostitute gang. Fun fact, Manute lost that eye in the comics to Marv, the big ugly bugger that was played by Mickey Rourke in the film. Might we see that scene in the second Sin City? Possibly since the new movie will feature at least one story that took place before the timeline of the first film.

As for Panthro? Eh, Michael is looking a tad too old, and tad to big, and I don't mean muscular to be playing a superhero like Panthro. By the way, I wrote in CBM Hotties article today about Zoe Saldana proclaiming her desire to be Cheetarah if there was a live action Thundercats. Quite the coincidence to have to big stars pitching for a movie most people aren't expecting to be made any time soon.

Jaime King Says She Will Be Back for SIN CITY 2 The actress that played the twin sisters Goldey and Wendy in Sin City, talks about the sequel, and her promotional scenes she filmed for the new Star Wars Blu-ray release.

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SIN CITY 2

"I hear so many things, between the cast and Robert, and Frank, because Frank's like my brother," she said. "They hired a new writer, an Oscar-winning writer, to work on the draft." Though she didn't mention him by name, Monahan's hiring became public last Monday.

For clarification, King also confirmed that she will have a role in the sequel, saying, "That's what I've been told, yes."

"I don't know for sure, now, because they're having a new writer come on," she said of Sin City 2's stories. "But my understanding, it was kind of a melange of the original work of what Frank has done, but everything always comes from Frank, you know what I mean? So even if someone else is writing the physical script, it will always be Frank Miller's ideas."

"You know, one minute, Robert would be like, 'Okay, we're shooting in two months.' And I'm like, 'Okay, I'll be ready.' And then it goes for two years and two years and two years. It's interesting, now, to see how it's going to play," she said. "I feel like what we did then was so revolutionary, so we're really going to have to really step it up."

STAR WARS

"I just did this thing for Star Wars," King enthused. "It was myself and Seth Rogen and Emma Stone for George Lucas where they had us do scenes from Star Wars and they put it in the actual Star Wars scenes to help promote the Blu-ray that's coming out." Of the experience, she said, "I only wanted to play boys. I'm like, 'I want to play Obi-Wan, I want to play Yoda, I want to play Luke, I want to play Uncle Owen.' I played Darth Sidious. That was awesome."

Star Wars: The Complete Saga will be released on Blu-ray September 16th.

Jaime was terrific as the naked murdered Goldey, and was okay as the revenge-filled twin sister, Wendy. When she wasn't talking and displayed her chiseled beauty, I was in awe. When she started yapping I lost interest. Although she does deserve credit for kissing Mickey Rourke's character Marv, who had a face that even Frankenstein's monster would call hideous.

Jaime King lately has been lending her vocal chords to the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. On that show she plays the Jedi that has become a bounty hunter, named Aurra Sing. Which probably had a lot to do with her being asked to help promote the blu-ray release for George Lucas next childhood killing piece of crap for Star Wars. I will admit that I would like to see these clips just for the delightful Emma Stone and sometimes funny Seth Rogen.

Why You Probably Won't See Clive Owen in Robert Rodriguez's Sin City 2 You might not SEE him in the movie, but I wouldn't rule out his involvement. Click the jump to see what is probably in store for Clive Owen's character Dwight.

Before I go into my reasoning make sure you read this most recent interview that the actor had in which he discusses Sin City 2.

The following is an excerpt from an interview Clive had with comingsoon.net

CS: The first time I met you was at the press conference for "Derailed," which was six years ago now, and after that press conference, I asked you about doing "Sin City 2."

Owen: Still?

CS: Now it seems like Robert's back on board and they've got a new screenwriter working on it.

Owen: It seems like it, yeah, yeah.

CS: Do you think at this point you'd still do the movie and still do the role even though it's six years later?

Owen: I don't know; I don't know quite what the plans are now. Like you say, I think every year since we made the original one I'm asked about, "Are they going to do another one?" But I mean, listen, just even the fact that I was in it just as a guy who watches movies, I was a huge fan of the first one. I thought it was pretty groundbreaking, that movie.

CS: I loved the second graphic novel that Frank Miller wrote, it was a great story, but there's an issue about Dwight's appearance since he gets a face lift, which makes one wonder.

Owen: Yeah, that's right, that's right. That's true, yes.

CS: I wondered how they were going to do it and that you might have some insight.

Owen: No, not at all.

Plot - "A Dame to Kill For" follows Dwight who was played by Clive Owen in the movie. He is a lonely guy trying to make it from day to day without losing it. He has a history of snap violent behaviour as most people are in Sin City.

Dwight is trying to make the best out of his cards till an old love interest walks in. Eva, A man eating calculating woman who married into wealth and still wants more.

Eva talks to Dwight and asks for help telling him of the horrors she has lived with while living with her husband and Manute who was played by Michael Clarke Duncan in the movie. - superrobotmayhem.com

"A Dame to Kill For" is the center of my argument that Clive may not be back in the sequel, which will actually be a prequel in my opinion. The "Dame" story in the graphic novel came before the story of Dwight that was featured in the first movie.

What you may not know is that Dwight's face gets shot to hell in the "Dame" story line and he turns to the hookers for help. The character that was played by Rosario Dawson (Gail) comes to his aid in the "Dame" story and helps him get plastic surgery. The surgery is successful but his face is completely different.

Also a major part of the "Dame" story is that Dwight turns to Marv for help. Marv, who was played by Mickey Rourke in the movie, has a brutal scene with Manute (Michael Clarke Duncan)where he takes his eye. As you saw in the first movie, Manute had some sort of red stone in his empty eye socket. I bring this up just to further my case that they have to portray this tale from the beginning, which means that don't need Clive Owen.

You can replace him with an actor that is off the same body structure, but face wise, he could look like anyone. But there is a snag. Clive has a very distinct voice, and it would seem out of place to have anyone else talking with that fake American accent. Clive who at times can be as hard to understand as Christian Bale growling his Batman dialogue. To dub or not to dub will be the question.

Then you also have the problem of having the scenes after he is shot in the face. A face that should resemble Clive's once the surgery is complete. Now, would Clive pop on for voice work, and a cameo? Not sure.

Frank Miller Says Sin City 2 Will Have A New Story About Jessica Alba's Nancy Callahan He says he created the new story focusing on Nancy Callahan in order to tie things together with the first Sin City movie. He also said he is just finishing up the script and expects filming to start in the spring.

Frank Miller says that the movie will include four stories "A Dame to Kill For," "Just Another Saturday," and two new stories. As I said before one of the new stories will focus on Jessica Alba's character Nancy Callahan's character in the first one. And the good news is that Jessica Alba said a few months ago that she would be happy to reprise the role. As for the other story, it is still a mystery. Check out the video below to get a spoiler of what "Just Another Saturday" is about.

Vega, 23, posted the following snap of her in character as Killjoy to her Instagram account..

In the sequel, the U.S. government recruits Machete to battle his way through Mexico in order to take down an arms dealer who looks to launch a weapon into space. The movie will also stars Danny Trejo, Amber Heard, Sofía Vergara, Charlie Sheen, and Mel Gibson.

Vega, 23, posted the following snap of her in character as Killjoy to her Instagram account..

In the sequel, the U.S. government recruits Machete to battle his way through Mexico in order to take down an arms dealer who looks to launch a weapon into space. The movie will also stars Danny Trejo, Amber Heard, Sofía Vergara, Charlie Sheen, and Mel Gibson.

"Well that’s kind of a mystery because there's a whole bunch of stuff all over the internet that I’m doing a sequel and I certainly didn’t put that stuff on there, so I don’t know who did," Michael Madsen - who played a detective in the 2005 film - told MTV News in a recent interview. "But, wherever that came from, whoever generated that information, must be thinking that I’m doing that — but I can’t seem to get an answer out of anybody." He goes on to say that he's failed to get a straight answer from either director Robert Rodriquez or the producer of Sin City, Harvey Weinstein (who apparently will NOT produce A Dame To Kill For.)

However, despite his confusion about whether or not he will be brought back in the long-talked about sequel, the actor who originally auditioned for the role of 'Marv' revealed that he's definitely interested if they ask him. "Well, sure. I thought the first one was pretty good. I mean, I kind of got in that first one by default. And Bob survives, so you’d figure that he’s gonna make it, right? You’d figure that I’d show up in part two. So if you could get an answer for me, I’d really appreciate it, cause I can’t find out. Of course, I’d like to be a part of it." Talking of 'Marv', Deadline reports that Mickey Rourke has now officially in negotiations to return as the character in the Frank Miller adaptation.

Robert Rodriguez has cast the international martial arts action star as a villain in his upcoming sequel to Machete. The "Bruce Lee of Latin America" will play a character called "Zaror", and you can check out a poster featuring him past the jump..

"I'm not sure if I'm supposed to say that, but I'm going to say November, I'm going to be honest and put it out there, said Dawson.

"It's sort of a prequel to the 'Sin City' we've already watched, so you'll understand the references we were making in that one. The new face thing [for Clive Owen's character], all of that interesting stuff. You might have to figure out which one's me at some point. We're going to play with that."

SDCC '11: Sin City Sequel Moving Forward; New Details Revealed! During the panel at San Diego Comic Con, director Robert Rodriguez has revealed some new details regarding the long-awaited sequel to Sin City. Check it out! It seems that this is the year when Sin City 2 might actually happen. During the panel at SDCC, Robert Rodriguez shared some new info on the process and working with Frank Miller.

From Cinema Blend:

"If it's going to happen, it's going to happen this year," Rodriguez just told the assembled Comic Con crowd of Sin City 2, which he says is still in the script process but promises he and Miller are as close to making it as they've ever been. He's basing it on three separate stories by Frank Miller, who co-directed the first movie and whose graphic novel inspired the original. One of the stories is called "A Dame to Kill For," another is called "The Long Bad Night," and the third is being kept under wraps for now.

actually liked both movies at first on second viewing i thought sin city wasn't so great.

Along with the announcement that Open Road Films will handle distribution of the movie in 2013, comes this new official still from Machete Kills featuring Amber Heard getting up close and personal with Danny Trejo.

Open Road Films have announced via their Twitter account that they will be distributing Robert Rodriguez' Machete sequel into theaters in 2013. Along with that they also posted this new image of the lovely Amber Heard as 'Miss San Antonio' straddling a very lucky Machete (Danny Trejo)..

In the sequel, the U.S. government recruits Machete to battle his way through Mexico in order to take down an arms dealer who looks to launch a weapon into space. The movie will also stars Alexa Vega, Cuba Gooding Jr., Edward James Olmos, William Sadler, Demian Bichir, Charlie Sheen and Lady Gaga.